EP0847936A2 - Method of covering a flower pot with a sleeve - Google Patents
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- EP0847936A2 EP0847936A2 EP97121591A EP97121591A EP0847936A2 EP 0847936 A2 EP0847936 A2 EP 0847936A2 EP 97121591 A EP97121591 A EP 97121591A EP 97121591 A EP97121591 A EP 97121591A EP 0847936 A2 EP0847936 A2 EP 0847936A2
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- sleeve
- pot
- bonding material
- potted plant
- peripheral surface
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G5/00—Floral handling
- A01G5/04—Mountings for wreaths, or the like; Racks or holders for flowers
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G7/00—Flower holders or the like
- A47G7/02—Devices for supporting flower-pots or cut flowers
- A47G7/08—Covers for flower-pots, e.g. ornamental pots
- A47G7/085—Covers for flower-pots, e.g. ornamental pots made of flexible sheets of non-resilient material
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B25/00—Packaging other articles presenting special problems
- B65B25/02—Packaging agricultural or horticultural products
- B65B25/026—Packaging flower pots
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
- B65D75/52—Details
- B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
- B65D75/5827—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D81/36—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
- B65D85/50—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage
- B65D85/505—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage for cut flowers
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
- B65D85/50—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage
- B65D85/52—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage for living plants; for growing bulbs
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Claims (30)
- A method of packaging a potted plant, comprising:providing a flexible sleeve, the flexible sleeve having a lower end, an upper end, an outer peripheral surface, and an inner peripheral surface surrounding an inner retaining space for enclosing a pot and an adhesive or cohesive bonding material disposed upon a portion of at least one of the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface of the lower portion of the sleeve for forming a crimped portion in the sleeve and holding the sleeve about the pot;disposing a pot containing a floral grouping into the inner retaining space of the flexible sleeve wherein the flexible sleeve is positioned adjacent an outer peripheral surface of the pot; andsecuring the sleeve about the pot by forming folds in the portion of the sleeve having the bonding material thereby forming in the sleeve a crimped portion having overlapping connected folds and wherein the crimped portion is formed such that the sleeve is substantially free from being bondingly connected to the outer peripheral surface of the pot by the bonding material.
- The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing the flexible sleeve, the flexible sleeve comprises a flattened body comprising:a first side having a first edge, a second edge, an upper edge, a lower edge, an outer surface and an inner surface;a second side having a first edge, a second edge, an upper edge, a lower edge, an outer surface and an inner surface;and wherein in a flattened condition of the sleeve, the inner surface of the first side rests flatwise upon the inner surface of the second side and the first edge of the first side is sealed to the first edge of the second side and the second edge of the first side is sealed to the second edge of the second side.
- The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing the flexible sleeve, the flexible sleeve further comprises a release material disposed on the bonding material which is removed from the sleeve prior to forming a crimped portion in the sleeve.
- The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing the sleeve the bonding material is a cohesive material disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the sleeve.
- The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing the sleeve the bonding material is a cohesive or adhesive material disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve.
- The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the flexible sleeve further comprises:a lower portion having the inner retaining space, andan upper portion connected to the lower portion and sized to substantially surround and encompass the floral grouping, the upper portion detachable from the lower portion via detaching means, and wherein when the pot is disposed within the inner retaining space the lower portion of the flexible sleeve is positioned adjacent the outer peripheral surface of the pot and the upper portion of the sleeve extends upwardly from the pot, said upper portion substantially surrounding and encompassing the floral grouping.
- The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing the flexible sleeve the sleeve has a cylindrical shape.
- The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing the flexible sleeve the sleeve has a shape which is tapered from the upper end to the lower end.
- The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing the flexible sleeve the portion of the sleeve surrounding the pot is oversized in comparison to the size of the pot to be disposed therein.
- The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing the flexible sleeve, the lower end of the sleeve is closed.
- The method of claim 10 wherein in the step of providing the flexible sleeve the closed lower end comprises a gusset.
- A potted plant package, comprising:a potted plant comprising a pot containing a floral grouping, the pot having an outer peripheral surface; anda flexible sleeve, the flexible sleeve having a lower end, an upper end, an outer peripheral surface, and an inner peripheral surface surrounding an inner retaining space into which the potted plant is disposed, and an adhesive or cohesive bonding material disposed upon a portion of at least one of the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface of the sleeve for forming a crimped portion in the sleeve and holding the sleeve about the pot;and wherein the potted plant is disposed within the inner retaining space of the flexible sleeve such that a portion of the flexible sleeve is positioned adjacent the outer peripheral surface of the pot and a crimped portion has been formed in the sleeve in the portion having the bonding material with the crimped portion having overlapping connected folds, the crimped portion securing the sleeve about the pot substantially without the bonding material being connected to the outer peripheral surface of the pot.
- The potted plant package of claim 12 wherein the flexible sleeve is further defined as constructed from a material having a thickness in a range of from about 0.1 mils to about 30 mils.
- The potted plant package of claim 12 wherein the flexible sleeve is further defined as constructed from a material having a thickness in a range of from about 0.5 mils to about 10 mils.
- The potted plant package of claim 12 wherein the flexible sleeve is further defined as constructed from a material having a thickness in a range of from about 1 mil to about 5 mils.
- The potted plant package of claim 12 wherein the flexible sleeve is further defined as constructed from a material selected from the group consisting of treated or untreated paper, cellophane, metal foil, polymer film, non-polymer film, cardboard, fiber, cloth, burlap, and laminations or combinations thereof.
- The potted plant package of claim 12 wherein the flexible sleeve further comprises a skirt portion.
- The potted plant package of claim 12 wherein the flexible sleeve further comprises an extended portion for serving as a handle.
- The potted plant package of claim 12 wherein the flexible sleeve further comprises a closure bonding material disposed near the upper end of the flexible sleeve for sealing the upper end of the sleeve for enclosing the floral grouping therein.
- The potted plant package of claim 12 wherein the flexible sleeve further comprises apertures for enabling ventilation of the enclosed floral grouping.
- The potted plant package of claim 12 wherein the bonding material on the sleeve is a cohesive material disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the sleeve.
- The potted plant package of claim 12 wherein the bonding material on the sleeve is a cohesive or adhesive material disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve.
- The potted plant package of claim 12 wherein the flexible sleeve further comprisesa lower portion having the inner retaining space, andan upper portion connected to the lower portion and sized to substantially surround and encompass the floral grouping, the upper portion detachable from the lower portion via detaching means, and wherein the upper portion of the sleeve extends upwardly from the pot, with said upper portion substantially surrounding and encompassing the floral grouping.
- The potted plant package of claim 23 wherein the lower portion of the flexible sleeve further comprises a skirt portion which when the upper portion of the sleeve is detached extends from the base portion.
- The potted plant package of claim 23 wherein the flexible sleeve further comprises a closure bonding material disposed upon the upper portion near the upper end of the flexible sleeve for sealing the upper end of the sleeve for enclosing the floral grouping within the upper portion.
- The potted plant package of claim 12 wherein the portion of the sleeve surrounding the outer peripheral surface of the pot has a cylindrical shape.
- The potted plant package of claim 12 wherein the sleeve has a shape which is tapered from the upper end to the lower end.
- The potted plant package of claim 12 wherein the portion of the sleeve surrounding the pot is oversized in comparison to the size of the pot disposed therein.
- The potted plant package of claim 12 wherein the lower end of the sleeve is closed.
- The potted plant package of claim 29 wherein the closed lower end of the sleeve comprises a gusset.
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